All you need to know about SLTV, the emerging DSTV, GOTV alternative

As Nigerians have continued to sought for the best broadcasting alternative to Multichoice after it’s incessant tariff price hike for DSTV and GOTV.

SLTV platform is operated by Metro Digital Limited has been identified by various social media users in Nigeria as the best alternative for multichoice platforms.

The objective of SLTV according to it’s website is to provide premium digital tv contents to homes covering sports, entertainment and news at affordable prices.

SLTV is a home satellite TV platform operated by Metrodigital Limited with the managing director as, Dr Ifeanyi Nwafor.

The managing director had once said it was interested in the country because “the Nigerian government has shown strong commitment to taking down the monopoly that had impeded the growth of pay TV in Nigeria.”

Package

SLTV has a programming mix of 55 channels and pricing starting at N2,500 for the basic plan and N5,000 for the gold plan.

Programmes

SLTV has different categories of programmes, such as entertainment, movies, kids fun and sports.

Metro Digital only offers two channel packages namely, Basic and Gold package.

• Metro Digital Basic Package: N2500

• Metro Digital Gold Package: N5000

Sports channels available on Metro Digital

1. SUPERSPORTS BLITZ

2. SUPERSPORTS VARIETY 1

3. SUPERSPORTS VARIETY 2

4. SUPERSPORTS VARIETY 3

6. SUPERSPORTS VARIETY 4

7. SUPERSPORTS FOOTBALL

8. SUPERSPORTS LALIGA

9. SUPERSPORTS PREMIER LEAGUE

10. SUPERSPORTS ACTION

11. SUPERSPORTS WWE

12. ESPN

13. ESPN2

Does Metro Ditital use a dish or an Antenna?

You need a dish to enjoy the best of SLTV metro digital cable TV and not an antenna like GOtv.

Those people who install DStv also know how to set up Metro Digital with the right frequency.

You might be surprised to know that Metro Digital decoder and dish is not as expensive as DStv.

How much is a metro digital decoder

Metro Digital SLTV has over 50 HD channels with 10 Sports channels that show live football matches including English Premier League, Champions League, Laliga, Seria A, Europa, etc

This is available nationwide

Decoder (1 month subscription inclusive)- #21,500.

Monthly subscription- #5,000  and 2,500.

A dish pan will be needed for installation. Any can serve.

If you do not have a dish, you may purchase the SLTV dish- #5,500.

Metro Digital Frequency and Symbol rate

Metro Digital uses Satellite dishes and you will need to track them using the appropriate satellite frequency and symbol rate, though an installer will help you do the tracking but in case you know how to track, below are the frequency and symbol rates you can use to track.

Frequency and Symbol rate: 10973 H 25000

Satellite Position: 51′ East

Metro digital customer care number

You can get in touch with Metro Digital customer care representatives using this number: 08174637583 you can also use the number to chat with them on WhatsApp.